Images: Chile win as Swiss defence finally cracks

Gonzalez strike sinks Switzerland

Mark Gonzalez cracked open Switzerland's record-breaking defence to give Chile a 1-0 victory on Monday, moving the South Americans clear at the top of Group H.

Gonzalez, who was born in South Africa, headed home a right wing cross from Esteban Paredes in the 75th minute after Chile sprung the Swiss offside trap with a counter-attack.

Just eight minutes earlier, Switzerland had set a new World Cup finals record, beating Italy's old mark of 550 minutes without conceding a goal. It was the first goal they had let in at the finals since 1994.

'We had lots of opportunities'

Chile attacked the Swiss continuously and had their first chance after ten minutes when Swiss keeper Diego Benaglio was forced into a superb double save from Arturo Vidal then Carlos Carmona from long range.

"I think that we were possession of the ball most of the match, that we indeed had lots of opportunities to score one goal and had the advantage of playing with one player more," Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa said.

Chile thought they had broken the deadlock soon after the break when Alexis Sanchez's strike from 25 metres deflected off Matias Fernandez and into the net but was ruled out for offside.

Image: Chile's Beausejour and Gonzalez fight for the ball with Switzerland's Inler